Installing Software
The FCoE driver (STOR Miniport) and NIC driver (NDIS Miniport) provide the adapter’s Fibre Channel and Ethernet capabilities, respectively. The adapter driver installation process depends on the Linux operating system version that is installed on the server and whether the operating system image resides on the server hard drive or on the SAN. Only one instance of the FCoE driver and networking driver is needed for all QLogic 8100 Series Adapters installed in the server.
Close any open windows of the QConvergeConsole before proceeding with the driver installation.
CAUTION!
A reboot may be required to complete the installation of a QLogic driver. If a reboot is required, the driver installation process prompts for a reboot.
Installing the FCoE Driver (qla2xxx)
The QLogic 8100 Series Adapter FCoE drivers are included (inbox or in kernel) with all supported versions of RHEL 5, except RHEL 5.3. QLogic releases asynchronous updates to inbox drivers periodically. If your operating system version is a recent release (within the past six months), use the drivers that are included with the operating system. Otherwise, proceed with the following instructions to download, compile, and install the most recent QLogic FCoE driver:
1.Go to the QLogic Web site: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com.
2.Click QLogic Products.
3.Click Adapters.
4.In the selection list, click Converged Network Adapters in the first column.
5.In the selection list, click on the adapter model number in the second column.
